And the running, trotting and walking animations are available. ID map and Matte map are made to control the color of hair accurately. The head map is made separately to improve realism. I have found the C3D user community to be very supportive and a real asset to learning about 3D modeling.This is a high-quality young cheetah model with complete texture and fur, multiple 4K maps in the UDIM format, made with Blender and Cycles renderer. If you get stuck on something or want to share your progress, don't be shy, post a question on the forum! You will surely get an answer. I hope you found this useful and that it helps you progress in your own understanding of 3D modeling and Cheetah3D. This completes the tutorial for "box" modeling the screwdriver handle with inset channels along the side and using Subdivision to smooth out the mesh with additional geometry. The default subdivision scheme is Catmull-Clark at 2 iterations which is a good default setting. That means you can continue to edit your original low-polygon mesh and the subdivision modifier will continue to smooth it out by adding additional geometry dynamically. The subdivision modifier is non-destructive. This is the same type of model I created for the render shown at the beginning of this post. This is the final result of your screwdriver handle. Once you have moved the normals inward as shown below, add a Subdivision Modifier to the model by selecting Subdivision from the modifier list. (For a visual of this refer back to Step 3 and 4.) If moving the polygons simply increases the size of your original bevel then you have not successfully used the "Cover" tool. With the polygons still selected, switch back to the "Normal Move" tool and move the polygons inward slightly. Nothing obvious will appear on the model at this point but you will see the effect of the "cover" in the next step. This will create a copy of the vertices and edges of the select polygons in their current location. With every 4th row of polygons still selected, choose Tools -> Polygon -> Cover. If you go the wrong way just undo the change and then repeat by dragging the opposite direction. This will activate the Normal Move tool for use in the next step.Ĭlick and drag your mouse a short distance to move the selected polygons (or normals) "inward" to create a slight bevel. With every 4th row of polygons still selected, Choose Tools -> Polygon -> Normal Move. (Note: Don't select the first and last polygon of each row) (Circled in red.) Once you have the mesh, switch C3D into Polygon Mode and select every 4th row of polygons as shown. Once you have converted the parametric object into a mesh the green icon will turn into a polygon icon. In this example I have rotated the cylinder by 90 degrees.Ĭonvert the parametric cylinder object into a regular mesh object by double-clicking on the green cylinder icon in the Object Browser tab. You may wish to rotate the cylinder along the X or Z axis to align it horizontally. The default orientation of the cylinder will also be vertical along the Y axis. Once the object is in your 3D view, change the values of the following parameters as shown or customize as you see fit. Step 1:Ĭreate a default parametric Cylinder. Even without these features, C3D is really awesome at most tasks in 3D modeling and with a very approachable user interface. As of version 6, volumetric lighting, sub-surface scattering, and fur modeling are not yet supported.
#CHEETAH 3D MODELING UPDATE#
Version 7 should be coming along sooner than later is now in beta I don't have an update on so check out the forum to see what is new. Modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering done with Cheetah3DĬ3D does lack some features that I find desirable. The irony in my life is that I almost always end up finding a Flathead screwdriver when I really need a Phillips head, so I decided to keep with this trend here. This entire model, the textures, lighting and final render were created with C3D.
#CHEETAH 3D MODELING HOW TO#
What I discuss in this post is one possible solution for how to get started making an image like the one shown below by modeling the handle of the screwdriver. Splines and polygon modeling are supported however, box modeling in C3D just feels good. Out of the various approaches to 3D modeling (Spline, Box, or Polygon), C3D's primary strength for me personally is box modeling.
#CHEETAH 3D MODELING SOFTWARE#
If you don't have Mac or C3D you may still refer to the general "box" modeling approach shown below but the features available in your own software may not translate exactly. Cheetah3D (C3D) is a robust 3D modeling and rendering software package for Mac.
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